Box Score The Chicago State men's tennis team lost to Michigan State 5-2 Saturday afternoon at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility in East Lansing, Michigan. Chicago State opened the match with a strong showing, sweeping each of the three doubles matches to earn the team point. The Spartans won five of the six singles matches to earn the victory but
Pedro Alvarez was a highlight for the Cougars, earning a 4-6, 6-4, 10-2 win at No. 1. Complete results below.
"I'm really proud of the team tonight," head coach
Jack Barton said. "I think the last match (7-0 loss to Illinois State) left a bitter taste so the guys wanted to prove to themselves they are a better team than their last performance.
"We won the doubles point convincingly. It was probably the best doubles we've played all season. We knew singles was going be tough, but the guys were ready. Michigan State had to earn the win today. We didn't give them anything. We were in every match. Pedro (Alvarez) came up huge with a win at No. 1 singles. The guys were disappointed with the final score but they gave their all. If we keep this up, we will be ready mid-March for conference."
Next up for the Cougars will be a trip to South Bend, Indiana to take the Fighting Irish on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.
Chicago State University at Michigan State University
2/12/2022 at East Lansing, MI
(MSU Indoor Tennis Facility)
Michigan State 5, Chicago State University 2
Singles competition
1.
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Anthony Pero (MIST) 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
2. Josh Mukherjee (MIST) def. J Sanchez Pradillo (CSUM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Jarreau Campbell (MIST) def.
Jesus Perez Plaza (CSUM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Reed Crocker (MIST) def.
Max Sandoval (CSUM) 7-6, 6-1
5. Kazuki Matsuno (MIST) def.
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) 6-3, 6-3
6. Josh Portnoy (MIST) def.
Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. J Sanchez Pradillo/
Pedro Alvarez (CSUM) def. Kazuki Matsuno/Nick Williams (MIST) 6-1
2.
Jesus Perez Plaza/
Jakub Zamorski (CSUM) def. Anthony Pero/Luke Baylis (MIST) 6-2
3.
Max Sandoval/
Hugo Hidalgo Vega (CSUM) def. Jarreau Campbell/Josh Portnoy (MIST) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,6,2,4,1)
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title, also making an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach
Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year.
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